Malvaceae
Ayenia

Ayenia catalpifolia (Jacq.) Christenh. & Byng

First published in Global Fl. 4: 135 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America, Tropical Africa. It is a liana and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Sudan, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Zaïre

Introduced into:

Marquesas, Society Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Ibarra-Manríquez, G. & al. (2015). Lianas of Mexico. Botanical Sciences 93: 365-417.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Etuge, M.; Fobia; Ndene; Okon [4466r] Cameroon K001519244 No
Jul 1, 2022 Pollard, B. J. [BP492] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K001422643 Yes
Jul 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9391] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K000027390 No
Jul 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2588] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K000027391 No
Nov 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13196] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K000094990 No
Jan 1, 1954 Ujor, E.U. [FHI 30465] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K000094989 No
Regnell, A.F. [III/1544] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213693 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [4255] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213705 Yes
Riedel [98] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213700 Yes
Sagot, P. [s.n.] French Guiana Byttneria catalpifolia K000381176 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [15451] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213698 Yes
Mori, S.A. [11561] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213707 Yes
Dubs, B. [1765] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213711 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213702 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [15754] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213713 Yes
Cheek, M. [10864] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K000875834 Yes
Cheek, M. [10864] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K000875833 Yes
Camp, W.H. [3738] Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485565 Yes
Jongkind, C.; Diabate, M.; Bilivogui, D. [11645] Guinea Byttneria catalpifolia K001560598 Yes
Prance, G.T. [12371] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213710 Yes
Rodríguez, A.; Raaijmakers, H. [8029] Costa Rica Byttneria catalpifolia K001609452 Yes
Whitlock, B.; Abbiw; Cheek; Lamessa; Ngugi; Gosline; Epie [403] Cameroon Byttneria catalpifolia K001401824 Yes
Langlassé, E. [384] Mexico Byttneria catalpifolia K000661217 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11362] Mexico Byttneria catalpifolia K000661215 No
Moricand [2386] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213699 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4684] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213709 Yes
Martius [94] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213697 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11590] Mexico Byttneria catalpifolia K000661216 No
Hatschbach, G.; Haas., H. [15754] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213714 Yes
Weir, J. [191] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213704 Yes
s.coll. [912] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213701 Yes
Prance, G.T. [12371] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213706 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213692 Yes
Soares-Silva, L.H. [179] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213712 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10322] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213694 Yes
Ule, E. [9603] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213703 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213696 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5002] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213695 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4954] Brazil Byttneria catalpifolia K001213708 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485560 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485561 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485562 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485563 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485564 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485566 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485567 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485568 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485569 Yes
Peru. Ecuador Byttneria catalpifolia K001485570 Yes
Venezuela Byttneria catalpifolia K001485571 Yes
Venezuela Byttneria catalpifolia K001485572 Yes
Venezuela Byttneria catalpifolia K001485573 Yes
Venezuela Byttneria catalpifolia K001485574 Yes
Venezuela Byttneria catalpifolia K001485575 Yes
Venezuela Byttneria catalpifolia K001485576 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0